New Puzzles: March 2018

Next week I’ll be doing a feature on a new puzzle brand, Eeboo. So much fun! Be sure to check in next weekend. For this week, we’re looking at the best of the new puzzles for March.

For your Edification – A Tip on Saving Shipping Costs:

I used to never order a single puzzle because the shipping cost for just one can be nearly as much as the puzzle itself! One solution is the Puzzle Warehouse’s “Puzzle of the Month” clubbecause it means year-long free shipping. Check it out.

When Puzzles are Out of Stock:

The inventory at Puzzle Warehouse moves quickly, and due to limited warehouse space, only certain amounts of any one titles are brought in at a time. When a puzzle is out of stock, it’s likely to be back in stock within a week or two. Enter your email address on the out of stock page to be notified when it returns so you can place an order before it’s out again.

JIGSAW JUNKIES TOP PICKS

MARCH 2018

TOP PICK #1: “Sea Urchins”, Piatnik, 1000 pieces

I absolutely adore this new Paitnik puzzle. These urchins have such incredible colors and textures and there’s something soothing about the simplicity of all the round shapes. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE BELOW TO SEE THE PUZZLE ON THE PUZZLE WAREHOUSE SITE.

TOP PICK #2: “Tea Time”, Springbok, 1000 pieces

There’s a rash of new Springbok’s and this is my favorite. All the gold frames will make this a fun challenge.

Is there a special trick to getting random cut pieces to create the frame of a puzzle? I have a beautiful nativity scene I started before Christmas and can’t get much going on it. I did sort colors the best I could, but the oddly shaped pieces make it hard to create the puzzles frame/outline! I thought once I got started I would pick up the rhythm of matching pieces, but only a few have jumped out at me.
I can do the hardest digital puzzles online with Magic Puzzles & Jigsaw Puzzles, but they are your normal shaped pieces.

If the border isn’t easy to pick out, like in a shaped puzzle or an extreme random cut, forget doing the border first. Just do whatever easy color/pattern groups you can complete, and continue on on that way. Fill the border out like any other part of the puzzle as it becomes obvious.